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posted 12 years ago by andre-804-600793
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.....apart from the fact that the trailer holds little hope of this being a good movie, I have a message for all American (actor)s:

PLEASE, FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THINGS GOOD AND CHOCOLATEY, STOP TRYING TO DO CARIBBEAN ACCENTS ON FILM!!!!! OR ANYWHERE!!!!!!!

You all sound like idiots. From that obese chick from Precious trying one on in Tower Heist, to this, to Brad Pitt kicking one to death in Meet Joe Black (opposite a woman with an authentic Caribbean accent, no less!!!), each ridiculous attempt sounds so horrible to the ear for people who can tell the real from the Kardashian.

Either get an actress with Caribbean heritage to do the role (like Naomie Harris) or make the character American. Americans do lots of great things. Jamaican accents isn't one of them.

That Is All.

[–] RugGuy 12 years ago

The same problem exists when actors try to do Southern accents or worse New Orleans accents. Like folks in Hollywood know accents.

Michael Biehn almost didn't get the role of Kyle Reese in THE TERMINATOR because the casting director/producer didn't think his Southern accent would work. Michael is from Nebraska. True story.

[–] ipacac22 12 years ago

Michael Biehn almost didn't get the role of Kyle Reese in THE TERMINATOR because the casting director/producer didn't think his Southern accent would work. Michael is from Nebraska. True story.

Nebraska isn't the south lol. They are considered midwest.

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[–] Fookin_Prawn 12 years ago

shiiiii wut you tockin bout mon!? Aven't you urd Halle Berry in X-Men, everyting she said was iry mon!

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[–] andre-804-600793 12 years ago

@RugGuy -At least Southern accents are part of the American DNA. The majority of American actors can do a fairly good job because it's part of their culture - like Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side.

Americans cannot do Jamaican accents. End of this. The combination is an abomination and you should all pass a bill to prohibit its use and add it to the amendments or something..... Your Terminator story reminds of the the same for Inglorious Bastards. QT almost didn't cast Diane Kruger because he wasn't sure her German accent was going to be authentic enough. Diane Kruger is German.

@ Fookin_Prawn - the character Halle was playing in X-Men, Storm, is actually supposed to be from Kenya and even then she couldn't get it right 3 movies later.......

[–] Fookin_Prawn 12 years ago

Haha I know that, I was trying to be funny by saying that Halle was good at doing accents when after the first film the just told her to stop. I failed.

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[–] andre-804-600793 12 years ago

I wish they would all just STOP.

[–] moshun 12 years ago

er.... this movie is in south africa... not the Caribbean , there were no caribbean accents.

[–] andre-804-600793 12 years ago

Erm, I think you have just proved my point. The movie is set in south Africa but Halle berry is playing someone from the Caribbean.

The accent is so bad no-one can actually tell where she's supposed to be from.

Speaking as someone whose parents are from the Caribbean I can hear what she's trying to do and it's so bad it's sickening.

[–] elihuevalerio 12 years ago

Um...watch the movie. Halle doesn't have any accent (other than American) and the other lead in the film is French. Two other significant characters are British. So only a couple characters in the film have a South African accent.

[–] amt12 12 years ago

She wasn't trying to do a Caribbean accent. That doesn't even make sense. They were in South Africa. When she wasn't speaking English (with an American accent) She was speaking Afrikaans. Neither sound like an Caribbean accent. I think you maybe projecting.

[–] Eve_of_Destruction 12 years ago

I agree, but then non-American's trying to sound American is pretty ridiculous too.

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[–] linainverse99 11 years ago

What are you talking about? This movie takes place in South Africa. What do Caribbean accents have to do with this?

[–] burnssidney 8 years ago

Just for the record - Halle and her two colleagues were speaking Zulu, not Afrikaans.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 5 years ago

The OP had a chip on his shoulder and a bug up his ass and felt the need to vent.

Who gives a damn about Jamaica?!